The Truth from Above
SSA(T)B and Organ
Reginald Unterseher, arr.
pubished by ReginaldUnterseher.com a member of Northwest Choral Publishers NWChoral.com
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ABOUT THE CAROL
Here are all ten verses to "The Herefordshire Carol." For this arrangement, I have chosen to use verses 1, 6, 7, 9, and 10, which focus more on the Christmas portion of the story rather than the Adam and Eve story.
The tune was collected by R. Vaughan Williams with help from Ella May Leathers, and published in "The Folk-Song Society Journal" in 1909.
Cecil J. Sharp, "English Folk-Carols," pub. 1911
1. This is the truth sent from above, The truth of God, the God of love; Therefore don’t turn me from your door, But hearken all, both rich and poor.
2. The rst thing, which I do relate, That God at rst did man create The next thing, which to you I tell, Woman was made with him to dwell.
3. Then after this, ‘twas God’s own choice To place them both in Paradise, There to remain from evil free Except they ate of such a tree.
4. But they did eat, which was a sin, And thus their ruin did begin; Ruined themselves, both you and me, And all of their posterity.
5. Thus we were heirs to endless woes, Till God the Lord did interpose For so a promise soon did run That He’d redeem us with a Son.
6. And at this season of the year Our blest Redeemer did appear He here did live, and here did preach, And many thousands He did teach.
7. Thus He in love to us behaved, To show us how we must be saved And if you want to know the way Be pleased to hear what He did say.
8. Go preach the Gospel new, He said, To all the nations that are made And he that does believe in me, From all his sins I’ll set him free.
9. O seek, O seek of God above That saving faith that works by love! And if God is pleased to grant thee this, Thou art sure to have eternal bliss.
10. God grant to all within this place True saving faith—that special grace, Which to His people doth belong— And thus I close my Christmas song
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= 56 Organ Pedals Org. Ped. 7 rubato This is the truth sent from a bove, The UV Org. A 13 for the Shalom Choir SSA(T)B with organ The Truth from Above from “The Herefordshire Christmas Carol” Cecil J. Sharp, "English Folk-Carols," pub. 1911 English folk tune, Reginald Unterseher, arr. 21 November, 2012 rev. Dec. 4, 2022 This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
- truth of God, the god of love: There fore don’t turn me from your UV Org. Ped. 17 - door, But hark ken all, both rich and poor. in time UV Org. Ped. 20 4 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
UV Org. Ped. 25 rubato At this sea son of the year in time LV Org. B 31 - -rubato Our blest Re deem er did ap pear, in time LV Org. 35 5 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
And here did live, and here did preach,
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LV Org. 39 rubato and ma ny in time LV Org. 42 - thou sands he did teach. in time LV Org. 45 6 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
- Thus he in love to us be Thus he in love to UV LV Org. C 48 haved, To show us how we must be saved: And us be haved, To show us how we must be saved: UV LV Org. Ped. 52 7 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
if you want to know the way, Be pleased to And if you want to know the way, Be pleased to UV LV Org. Ped. 55 hear what he did say. hear what he did say. UV LV Org. Ped. 58 8 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
Org. Ped. 62 (4) (4) = 120 O seek! O seek! O seek of God a bove O seek, O seek of God UV MV LV Org. D 67 9 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
O seek, That sav ing faith a bove, That UV MV LV Org. 71 O seek! that works by love! And if God is pleased sav ing faith that works by love! And if God UV MV LV Org. 74 10 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
Thou art sure to have e to grant thee this, Thou art sure to have e is pleased to grant thee this, Thou art sure UV MV LV Org. 77 - - -- - -- - - - -ter nal bliss. ter nal bliss. to have e ter nal bliss. UV MV LV Org. Ped. 80 11 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
UV MV LV Org. Ped. 83 Maestoso = 94 - God grant to all with in this place True UV LV Org. Ped. E 85 12 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
- - - - sav ing faith, that spec ial grace Which to all peo ple doth be UV LV Org. Ped. 88 - - long; And thus we close our Christ mas song. UV LV Org. Ped. 91 13 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
Tempo Primo = 56 UV LV Org. Ped. F 95 Org. Ped. 98 14 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
rit. Org. Ped. 101 molto rall. Org. Ped. 103 15 The Truth from Above This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.